Archive for April, 2007
News in Brief
Samueli School of Engineering Rises in U.S. News and World Report. Biological Sciences Drops
In the latest ranking of doctoral programs by the U.S. News and World Report, UC Irvine’s Samueli School of Engineering rose four spots, tying with Yale and the University of Virginia for 37th place.
The UCI Medical School, which has had trouble [...]
Grindhouse
In an age when big-budget superhero comic book adaptations like ‘Spider-Man,’ big-budget adventure epics like ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and big-budget animated films like ‘Happy Feet’ are the highest-grossing films of the year, it seems strange to think that there would also be a large audience for a film that isn’t so, well, big-budgeted. A [...]
Offering Earth: An Environmental Installation of Movement and Stillness
‘Offering Earth,’ a choreographic thesis project by Rachel Anne Lopez, featured music and improvised dancing on the hillside near East Peltason and South Circle View on Saturday, April 7. You can catch ‘Offering Earth’ again on Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the top of the Mesa Parking Structure and on Tuesday, April 17 [...]
Newly Approved UTeach Program Puts Students in Charge of Classes
ACADEMICS: Now applications are available for students to research, design and run their own seminar for units.
The Cirque Comes to Town
Cirque Eloize is what might happen if Cirque du Soleil met Barnum and Bailey’s Circus in Canada and decided to perform an eccentric tribute to Charlie Chaplin.
In ‘Rain,’ written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca (who also directed Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Corteo’ as well as the closing ceremonies of the last Winter Olympics), the 11-member [...]
Brown Returns as Distinguished Fellow
TECHNOLOGY: John Seely Brown warns against logical thinking in technology as a Distinguished Fellow.
Baseball Remains Hot in Series Win Over Titans
BASEBALL: Pitcher Scott Gorgen and an explosive offense helped UCI take two out of three games against the Titans.
Conservatives Create Encyclopedia of ‘Truthiness’
When comedian Stephen Colbert famously coined the word ‘truthiness’ on the inaugural episode of his show ‘The Colbert Report’ to refer to the habit of believing what you know to be true in your gut, without regard to rational facts and logic, his intent was clearly satirical and ridiculous. Surely there aren’t really people who [...]
Feeding and Talking to Helium-Filled Blimps: The ALAVs at the Beall Center
This year, the Beall Center for Art and Technology’s featured artist is Jed Berk, creator of a new species called ‘Autonomous Light-Air Vessels.’
ALAVs, (pronounced ‘Ah-Laahvs’) are battery powered helium-filled blimps with electronic chips where a basket would normally be. The ALAVs float a few feet above the ground as they wander around the exhibit, interacting [...]
